"...if anyone makes the assistance of grace depend on the humility or obedience of man and does not agree that it is a gift of grace itself that we are obedient and humble, he contradicts the Apostle who says, "What have you that you did not receive?" (1 Cor. 4:7), and, "But by the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Cor. 15:10). (Council of Orange: Canon 6)

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We are a community of confessing believers who love the gospel of Jesus Christ, affirm the Biblical and Christ-exalting truths of the Reformation such as the five solas, the doctrines of grace, monergistic regeneration, and the redemptive historical approach to interpreting the Scriptures.

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Advent comes from the Latin word for an "arrival" or a "coming". Advent means that the Lord is coming and the purpose of the readings is to meditate on Him in joyful anticipation. Jesus Christ,fully Human and fully God about to arrive.

The Church has her own special liturgical year and calendar in which she presents again the history and unchanging mysteries of our salvation, from Creation to the Second Coming, together with the entire life of the Savior. The vision of life that Advent gives us is twofold; it looks back to the first coming of Christ at Bethlehem, and it looks to the future when Christ will come again.
In many churches and denominations Christianity has historically had Bible readings and sermons during Advent include prophecies of the birth of Christ, but primarily they concern the Second Coming, judgment, and eternal rewards.

The Lord has led my husband, Vernon, and me to The Truth!! The quote on this site from Spurgeon re: Truth, "A sacred regard to the authority of God ought to lead us to reject error, however old, sanctioned by whatever authority, or however generally practiced" could be part of our testimony.

I came to this site looking for Advent readings for this year because we will be travelling part of that time. When will these readings be posted?